Rumor: Barnes & Noble Taking on Kindle with Help from Android

The big, hot rumor of the day is that bookselling behemoth Barnes & Noble is on the verge of introducing their own ereader device powered by Android. The basis of this story comes from a B&N employee who claims to have developed apps for the device.Â

Gizmodo is reporting that the retailer is going to drop this on us as early as next month.Â Â The unnamed device is expected to have a six-inch screen, a virtual keyboard, and allow for downloadable content (apps!) over wireless connection.

This could be something I'd buy, still want to know more- who doesn't. Anyhow, Android needs a solid reader anyway. I'm waiting to see what else hits before buying anything…. it might be best to wait until after the Holiday season.